Public health economic evaluation of different European Union–level policy options aimed at reducing population dietary trans fat intake.
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2016-09
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The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Background: The adverse relation between dietary trans fatty acid
(TFA) intake and coronary artery disease risk is well established.
Many countries in the European Union (EU) and worldwide have
implemented different policies to reduce the TFA intake of their
populations.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the added value of
EU-level action by estimating the cost-effectiveness of 3 possible
EU-level policy measures to reduce population dietary TFA intake.
This was calculated against a reference situation of not implementing
any EU-level policy (i.e., by assuming only national or selfregulatory
measures).
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European Union, Cost-effectiveness, Public health, Trans fatty acids, Public policy